HI... Am I being paranoid, or is there a chance that my ball python sniffed a "bad box"? I put him in a store display for playtime. This was a white box in which the place where I work had shown "gift tissues", the white paper in which one wraps gifts at Christmastime. The snake was fine and moving around, but he kept sniffing at the box. After about fifteen minutes, he seemed to stiffen up. He was still under the box, which had an opening, but kept his nose out, as if for air, and kept sniffing with his tongue. I thought that it was cute and took a picture, but, when he didn't move, I started to worry, and took away the box. He kept still on his towel, until I panicked and moved him into his water bowl. Then he moved around a little. I put him back, and checked on him. He's under the cardboard in his aquarium, on his green cloth, but not under his newspaper. (A clean, safe, cardboard.) He's breathing - I think that it's normal. It could be fast, but, I'm too worried to trust my judgment. Again, this was not a box which ever contained detergents nor other chemicals. But, when I smelled it hard, after I'd put the bp away, it seemed like my chest burned. Again, I don't trust my own judgment, because I have reflux disease, and that makes my chest burn anyway. What if the manufacturer of the tissue sprayed the box to keep away pests?
I called the poison control center, but they don't know anything about snakes.
For what symptoms should I watch? This could be all in my mind, or, I could have a poisoned animal. How likely is this? When do I act? Please help!
WOLFIN )O(
